The great water giveaway Bill Stall, Bill Stall, a contributing editor to the Opinion page, has written about California water problems for 40 years.

America's legal black hole Clive Stafford Smith, Clive Stafford Smith is the legal director of Reprieve, a British charity that provides legal representation to prisoners around the world. He is also the author of "Eight O'Clock Ferry to the Windward Side: Seeking Justice in Guantanamo Bay."